Whipping of horse in charity race draws fire
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South African blade runner Oscar Pistorious has beaten an Arabian Equus caballus inward a 200-metre fundraising sprint inward Doha, merely animate beingness rights advocates are upwards inward arms over the handling of the horse.
The Arabian horse, named Maserati, faltered equally the race began together with was whipped equally it ran the event, finishing good behind Pistorious.
The Cape of Good Hope SPCA said it had been inundated alongside complaints regarding the mode inward which the Equus caballus was ridden next the Dec 12 “Run similar the Wind” race.
The SPCA said it could sympathise why the full general South African populace was then outraged together with disappointed alongside the participation of i of country’s local heroes inward this event.
The horse, it would appear, was excessively, unnecessarily together with cruelly whipped from start to finish, the SPCA said.
SPCA principal executive Allan Perrins said: “In our opinion, this incident has defeated the role of Oscar’s message together with tarnished his otherwise wholesome icon together with I am close certain that when he examines the footage he, too, volition live horrified past times the rider’s apparent indifference together with would desire to disassociate himself from the rider’s misbehaviour.
“If this incident were to accept happened inward South Africa, the rider, organizers together with all participants, including Oscar, would accept been charged alongside cruelty to animals together with if establish guilty accept faced about rattling serious consequences – non to the lowest degree of all reputational damage.”
The SPCA confirmed it had presented the percentage of Pistorious alongside an official animate beingness welfare complaint.
Pistorious promptly replied: “I participated inward the race inward practiced organized faith equally it was to promote abilities across sport together with I was totally unaware of whatever alleged excessive strength beingness used on the horse.
“I don’t condone whatever ill-treatment of animals together with would ever promise that a Equus caballus would live ridden inward the right way. Those who know me good are rattling aware of my well-publicised help together with honey of animals.”
The said it wanted assurances that the Equus caballus would live examined past times an equine veterinary to ensure that it suffered no lasting injuries.
Pistorious, who runs on carbon-fibre blades, became the kickoff disabled runner to compete inward the Olympics, when he ran inward the 400 metres together with made the semifinals.
Pistorius entered the “Run similar the Wind” to promote disabled sportspeople together with struggle discrimination against the disabled.
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